# Removing all children?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-all-children/298101>\
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**Created:** [October 13, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-all-children/298101 "2009-10-13T19:01:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![geestring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@geestring](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geestring)\
**Post date:** [October 13, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/removing-all-children/298101/1 "2009-10-13T19:01:18Z")

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I added children to the stage on frame 1, however they still exist on frame 2 even though there is no code there.

Can I erase the stage?

Or do I have to throw every object into an array and use removeChild in a loop?
